Marsh Col (19 results)

Buckram. Condition: Fine. Not Issued. Facsimile Reprint Edition. Preservation photoduplication on archival paper courtesy of New England Historic Genealogical Society, bound by Acme Bookbinding (Charlestown, MA) in dark blue buckram, lettered in gold foil. 283 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition small octavo, air force blue cloth, tittles in gilt across front and down spine, in good dust wrapper with creases and minor losses and in protective cover, illustrated, 88 pages including index. Published at the end of the war "Explains in simple language, without recourse to mathematics, the principles underlying the flight of aeroplanes" As a later generation said " It does what it says on the tin." [QP].…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Blue boards with gilt titles. Clean pages. Jacket is not price clipped but has a bit of edge wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 99pp plus 14pp of Publisher's trade advertisements. 4to. Air Force blue printed card covers to quarter cloth with black title to the spine Light faded damp stain to foot of the boards and affecting the full title page only, but only about half an inch. To the verso of the title page an inscription from The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd. to "A.A. Sluce In recognition of good work during 1930" and signed by R. Stammers.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This is a hardcover first edition copy, lacking the front flyleaf, starts with the title page, brown cloth binding, no DJ, 283 pages with index. With a half page printed author's pitch for the book pasted inside the front cover. Photos on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. VG, text block nice and clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very Good in maroon cloth with some foxing to front pastedown and first endpaper. 1st Printing. 521pp 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1902. Hardcover. Good. No Dust Jacket. Cloth frontis. Inscription in pen to endpapers, otherwise unmarked. Corners slightly bumped. Edgeworn. 311p.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. A delightful and well-written non-technical explanation. pp88. Illus.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Tall octavo, 311 pages, illustrated with a number of portraits including the second author as the frontis with tissue guard. First edition. Near fine condition, appears unused, no owner names.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st. Contains a brief reference to Bristolian George Pocock and his 'kite carriage'. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and blindstamped lettering to front. Boards are marked and generally grubby. Corners are bumped, edges are worn. Spine is age darkened with bumping to ends. Mild foxing to the page edges. Age discolouration to endpages. Front inner hinge is cracked, but holding. B/w frontispiece. Textblock has one or two grubby marks but is generally clean. 521 pp + adverts. Previous owner's mark to ffep. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 1001g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 030369:1-R5) Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" Tall Language: ENG 1001 G. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. A collection of reproductions of early plates illustrating the history of Ballooning, published in a limited edition of 100 copies. This edition bound in full leather with a gilt title to spine and printed on heavy art paper. The frontispiece and colour plates are tipped in. T.E.G. with some minor insect damage to top of boards, collated complete. Online COPAC cites edition limited to 1000 copies.…

Cloth Bound. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1921 first edition. 521-pages text in good, tight, clean condition. Well illustrated from photographs. Old armorial bookplate of Charterhouse School. No marks, labels or inscriptions. Later binding, with gilt title on spine, in good, tight condition. a little faded. See photographs attached. (H-21).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Oversized hardcover. Blue cloth with gold lettering and borders on cover and spine. Bevel edges boards. Overall very good condition, with minor bumps to corners. Top edge gilt. This is number 205 of 1000 copies. Color plate tipped in as frontispiece. TItle page dated 1924. 36 text pages plus 87 pages of plates, most of which are black and white, but a few of which are color plates tipped down on vellum-like pages. Binding good and tight. A nice clean copy. Measures slightly larger than 10 x 12.5 inches. Introduction by Sir Frederick H. Sykes. This is an oversized book, so additional shipping will be needed for international or priority shipping, and perhaps even for media shipping in the US. Please email with questions or to request photos. If there is a photo beside this listing, please note that it was placed there by ABE without our permission and is likely what they call a 'stock photo' (whatever that is). This volume is part of a large collection of Aviation and Ballooning books, a catalogue of which is available upon request. Most of the volumes have a small pencil notation on the first blank page - the letters KB and a number. Many have Evelyn Kendall's signature as well.…

First Edition. 8vo., blue clothbound hardback gilt, blind-stamped lettering to upper cover, rebacked with original spine cloth laid on, new endpapers; [x] + 521pp, indexed + 4pp publisher's catalogue, illustrated with b/w plates. A clean copy with no previous ownership inscriptions or annotation. Possibly lacking frontispiece. Edges lightly foxed and browned, heavier foxing to first and last few pages and occasional light foxing throughout, boards a little rubbled and faded in places. Overall a VG copy. (Shelf 6) NOTE: Heavy Book (1kg +) Postage outside the UK might incur a surcharge. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct. …

Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. Limited edition, this being No. 519 of 1,000 copies. Large quarto. Bound in original blue cloth with bright gilt lettering to the spine and front board. Color plate tipped in as frontispiece. Title page dated 1924. 36 text pages plus 87 pages of plates, most of which are black and white, but a few of which are color plates tipped down on vellum-like pages. Includes a notable award bookplate on the front endpaper from the Cambridge University Air Squadron (CUAS), dated 1942. Condition: Very Good. The cloth shows typical shelfwear and rubbing to the extremities. The binding remains firm, and there's minor foxing to the text pages, else plates are clean and well-preserved. This item is being sold under the Retail Gift Aid scheme to support Amnesty International UK Section Charitable Trust.…

Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardback A 1921 Frst Edition copy complete with a dust jacket With A Section On Progress In Aeroplane Design by Lieut Col W Lockwood Marsh This book surveys the evolution of flight from ancient myths and legends to the advances made in aeronautics particularly focusing on heavier than air flight and ballooning It explores the contributions of significent figures in the field such as Sir George Cayley and the Wright brothers The dust jacket on this copy is discoloured with closed tears and wear to the extremities Underneath lie navy cloth boards with a little bumping to the edges The pages are generally clean despite some foxing illustrated with several plates in monochrome Overall though a good copy pp x 521 4 A scarce copy particulary with its dust jacketnbsp. book.…

41 pages of manuscript writing. All legible. Most dated 1885 - 1887. All concern current and past history and genealogy of Marsh Family. Family lived in Canada and all over the U.S.A. including Oregon, Maine, New York, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. All letter easily legible. Letter writers include Mrs. Frances Marsh Perry of Mt. Tabar, Oregon; Mrs. Samuel Marsh of Edgefield, South Carolina; Theo H. Marsh, produce merchant in New Orleans, W. P. Marsh of Chicago; W. Z. Mallalieu, Kate Marsh Clark of Mason, Hannah Watson and many others.…

50 letters, all handwritten by Lucius Marsh; most all written from Boston. Octavo,each letter ranges from 1 to 5 pages, most being 2 or 3 pages long, no envelopes. Letters date from September 1887 to April 1895. All concern current and past history and genealogy of Marsh Family. Family mostly lived in Maine, New York, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. All letter easily legible. Lucius Marsh fought in the 47th Massachusetts Regiment in the Civil War.…